When the two of them caught sight of Li Dai, their eyes lit up instantly. Judging by their expressions, it was clear they had been deliberately waiting for her right here. What she hadn't expected, however, was that they would somehow know she would scale the back wall to leave the courtyard. It came as quite a surprise.
Perhaps sensing Li Dai's bewilderment, Feng Ning spoke up first. "I was poisoned by a Ghost Bee during the competition, and Fifth Uncle couldn't do a thing about it. This poison has always been notoriously tricky; I've heard of people suffering from it in the past, and every single one of them ended up disfigured and reduced to mortals. Although I managed to push through to the end of the competition, my heart grew heavier and heavier. When Fifth Uncle ran out of ideas, he suddenly thought of you. He said you might just be able to resolve this, which is why we came to pay you this visit."
No sooner had his voice trailed off than Meng Feifei chimed in, "That's right, me too. I was afflicted with the exact same poison as Brother Feng. An uncle in my clan has some ties with Elder Danxin, so he went off to seek him out, only to hear that the Elder had gone to your place. We followed him there, and when we finally managed to see Senior Danxin, he said he was powerless to help and told me to come find you instead. He even said that whenever you decided to leave, you certainly wouldn't use the front exit, and told me to wait for you on this back street." He finish…
Chapter 444